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English lesson Notes on Subject-Verb Concord By Isah onimisi
Subject-verb concord means choosing the correct singular or plural verb after
the subject
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A singular verb follows a singular subject, while a plural verb comes after a plural
subject
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The cars are clean
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The chairs are broken
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The rooms have phones
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The houses look nice
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Two or more words linked by and take a plural verb
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But when the two together express something that we see as a single thing, then
a singular verb is used
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Law and order constitutes the new government’s priority
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When two phrases are linked by or, either, neither, the verb usually agrees with the nearer
one
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Neither my sister nor the neighbours are wrong
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4
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Ten miles is too far to walk
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5
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Alice Brothers is a big company
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John, as well as his friends, is travelling tomorrow
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6
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but also, the verb agrees with the nearer phrase
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7
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One of these boys is unhealthy
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When a plural noun follows number of, majority of or a lot of, a plural verb is used
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The majority of the students have returned to school
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Amount agrees with the verb
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Large amounts of evidence were collected
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g
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Almost half of the cattle were killed
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Every man, woman and child needs protection
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None of the students has failed the test
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Examples include are
belongings, clothes, congratulations, earnings, goods, odds (= probability), outskirts,
particulars (= details), premises (= building), remains, riches, surroundings, thanks,
troops (= soldiers), tropics
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damages(compensation) and pains (= care)
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Examples are news,
mathematics, statistics, physics, politics, economics, athletics, gymnastics, bowls,
billiards, darts, dominoes, draughts; and some illnesses: measles, mumps, shingles
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However, some of these nouns can take a plural verb when they mean physical
things
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(= these figures)
His politics are right-wing
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Works, headquarters and barracks can sometimes be plural when they refer to one building or
one group of buildings
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A pair noun consists of two identical parts: glasses, spectacles, etc
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These trousers need washing
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When used with pair(s) of…
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This pair of trousers needs washing
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Group nouns (sometimes called collective nouns) refer to a group of people or things
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g
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Staff, team, etc
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The government have promised to implement their decision on the matter
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The Jury is yet to announce its verdict
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For example, the jury are divided over the issue
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The police are investigating the matter
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16
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My friend and mentor have arrived
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However, when they refer to different person or things, a plural verb is preferred
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The king and the poet are dead
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When the subject of a verb is a relative pronoun, the verb agrees in number and person
with the antecedent of the relative
She is one of the traders who have been given loans
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This is the only one of his books that is less expensive
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The subject of a sentence agrees with the verb following it, not the complement
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The greatest benefit (subject) is (verb)
the opportunities presented to our staff
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A number of shoppers…are…… complaining about the price increases
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The majority of primary school teachers…are… women
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has
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5
Two-thirds of the class …has
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I've got two cars, but neither of them…is…
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Two-thirds of the students…have
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All the girls but Kate…are
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None of the girls…was
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Researchers have reported that neither of the so-called 'environmentally friendly'
fuels…is…less damaging than petrol or diesel
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passed the test
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The hunters and his dogs…have… been arrested

PAST EXAMINATION QUESTIONS
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The quest of honour, as well as the chief launcher, …
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A are B is
being C was D were
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All except Bola……… fair in complexion
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the answer
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A could have B had been
C has been D have
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Neither of the boys……… a given prize
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was D
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prepared to leave the school
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C
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is
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Nobody…… where to find the treasure
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knows C
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in that shop
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selling C
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A
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knows C
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to be present at the concert
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must C are D
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The traditional ruler along with his wives…… into the hall
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was ushered B
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were being ushered D
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A
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have likes C
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likes
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The commissioner for education with his secretary……
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A
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was C
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is
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A
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have been C
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were being
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the questions correctly
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answers B
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answering D
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A
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are C
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have
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A
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are C
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have
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A
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are C
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had
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A was B were C has
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A are B is C were D have
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A has B
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having D
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The formation of paragraphs --- extremely essential
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are B
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Have D
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disappointment
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know B
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known D

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